Formula 1

Saudi Arabia is working overtime to prepare for its Formula One debut, an official said, with the track still under construction ahead of the race in early December. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said organisers were “racing against time” and working “round the clock” in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. A visit

Lewis Hamilton finally claimed his 100th Formula One success on Sunday, the peerless Mercedes driver emerging triumphant amid high drama at the rain-hit Russian Grand Prix to retake the championship lead. With a late downpour causing havoc Hamilton reached the unprecedented century after being stuck on 99 since the British Grand Prix in July. The 36-year-old Briton

Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix after a frantic last few laps caused by heavy rain dashed Lando Norris’ hopes of a maiden victory. And the rain helped Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen vault from seventh to second in his Red Bull after timing his change to wet tyres perfectly. The Mercedes driver’s 100th

McLaren’s Lando Norris took his maiden Formula One pole in a shock outcome to Saturday’s qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. Norris is joined on the front row by the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz with Lewis Hamilton starting on the second row in his latest attempt at reaching 100 wins. Hamilton was looking good for pole after

McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position in a thrilling rain-affected qualifying at the Russian Grand Prix. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was only fourth after crashing in the pit lane mid-way through the final sessions and then spinning on his final lap, as drivers risked slick tyres in the closing stages. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Williams

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix from the back of the grid as a result of a penalty for using too many engines. Red Bull needed to take a fourth engine – one more than permitted for a season. They decided to do so in Russia after he was given a

Lewis Hamilton has decided not to back out of on-track battles when he believes he has a right to the corner, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says. Wolff said it followed discussions over the aggressive approach to racing of title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull. “The change in approach is that Lewis pretty much

Mick Schumacher is yet to finish in the top ten of his 14 races so far.© Instagram Mick Schumacher will continue to race for the Haas team in the 2022 Formula One season, it was confirmed on Thursday. The 22-year-old German is the son of seven-time former world champion Michael Schumacher, who has not been

Lewis Hamilton will be seeking to exploit every advantage he can find this weekend as he bids for an unprecedented and thus far elusive 100th Formula One win to regain the lead in the world championship at the Russian Grand Prix. Since grabbing victory in controversial circumstances at the British Grand Prix in July, the

Former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh is returning to Formula 1 with the Aston Martin team. The 63-year-old is to oversee Aston Martin’s F1 project as chief executive officer of a newly established company, Aston Martin Performance Technologies. Aston Martin F1 CEO and team principal Otmar Szafnauer will report to Whitmarsh, with both men answerable to

Daniel Ricciardo has not had a lot of sleep since he won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday – but not because the McLaren driver has, as you might expect, been out on the town celebrating his first Formula 1 victory for more than three years. “It’s not from partying,” the Australian says. “It’s just

Aston Martin announced an unchanged driver line-up for the 2022 Formula One season.© AFP Aston Martin on Thursday announced an unchanged driver line-up for the 2022 Formula One season, with four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll both retained. Aston Martin returned to F1 this year with Mercedes power units. The team, formerly known

Sebastian Vettel will continue at Aston Martin for a second season in 2022 alongside Canadian Lance Stroll. Vettel had a contractual option to take up to continue with the team and the four-time champion has decided to race on in Formula 1 with them. The 34-year-old said he was “really looking forward” to the new

Aston Martin say they are committed to Sebastian Vettel and are keen for him to race for them in 2022. Vettel, 34, has a contractual option he can exercise to continue with the team after this season, which has a due date in the coming weeks. Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll said: “We are

Lewis Hamilton has praised the halo device for keeping him safe following the dramatic crash at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday that saw Max Verstappen’s Red Bull launched over Hamilton’s Mercedes. Thanks to a slow Lap 23 pit stop, Verstappen lost a lot of time and when Hamilton pitted two laps later, he emerged

Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen says he is fit to return to racing at the Russian Grand Prix. The 41-year-old Finn, who is retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the season, missed the Dutch and Italian races after contracting coronavirus. “I am all good. See you at the next GP,” he posted on

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were involved in a dangerous crash at Monza.© AFP Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen was handed a three-place grid penalty for his role in the frightening crash with Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, the stewards at Monza announced. The Dutch driver was “predominantly to blame” for the incident

Daniel Ricciardo won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix on Sunday as the Australian took advantage of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen‘s dramatic crash which eliminated both championship rivals. Ricciardo was followed by his McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the British team’s first win since the 2012 Brazilian GP, while Valtteri Bottas inherited third, despite